China — Food Additives and Flavourings
China received 15 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Food Additives and Flavourings between 2023-Q3 and 2026-Q2. Volume peaked at 4 in 2026-Q1, with the trend rising sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are chlorate, ethylene oxide, and 2-chloroethanol.
Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
Recent rejections
- 2026.3599 ItalyChlorates in xanthan gum from China chlorate
- 2026.3594 ItalyChlorates in xanthan gum from China chlorate
- 2026.3338 ItalyChlorates in xanthan gum from China chlorate
- 2026.3088 ItalyChlorates in xanthan gum from China chlorate
- 2026.2760 Sloveniachlorate in xantan gum from China chlorate
- 2026.2700 Italy Chlorates in xanthan gum from China chlorate
- 2026.1448 ItalyChlorates in xanthan gum from China chlorate
- 2026.0084 LatviaThe food flavouring label did not include a list of ingredients, from China via Russia
- 2025.7842 LatviaUnauthorized food additives E 316 Sodium D-isoascorbate in food additive E 160d lycopene from China
- 2025.0296 Polandethylene oxide (sum of ethylene oxide and 2-chloroethanol expressed as ethylene oxide) 0,16 +/- 0.04 mg /kg in xanthan gum from China ethylene oxide
- 2024.9139 Italy ethylene oxide in xantam gum ethylene oxide
- 2024.7025 PolandTlenek etylenu (0,19 ± 0,04 mg/kg) w gumie ksantanowej z Chin /// Ethylene oxide in Xanthan gum from China ethylene oxide
- 2024.5362 SpainCertificado sanitario incorrecto en Goma xantana de China. / Incorrect health certificate on Xanthan gum from China.
- 2023.8379 LatviaNon-aproved food addietive ε –Polylysine from China
- 2023.4666 Italyimproper health certificate(s) and certified analytical report for xanthan gum from China
- 2022.6628 LatviaImproper Official Certificate(s) for Xanthan gum from China
- 2022.6488 MaltaMissing Official Certificates for xanthan gum from China and guar gum from India
- 2022.2762 PolandEthylene oxide in xanthan gum - at the level: LOT4211124160 - 0,69 mg/kg, LOT4211009056-0,35 mg/kg, LOT4211129192-0,50 mg/kg from China 2-chloroethanol